‘Justice is served’: relief at ex-Kony commander’s conviction in Uganda

‘Justice is served’: relief at ex-Kony commander’s conviction in Uganda

Most welcome Thomas Kwoyelo’s guilty verdict but some say the ex-child soldier was himself a victim of the LRA

A cool breeze swept across the courtyard, bringing relief to those who could not squeeze into the small courtroom and so stood outside in the sun, waiting for the proceedings to be relayed out by others.

Inside, Thomas Kwoyelo, dressed in a black suit and red tie, was convicted of 44 charges of murder, kidnap and other war crimes, in the first trial of a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander in a Ugandan court. He will be sentenced next month.

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